Outside the Tai Chi Palace.

Li Zexuan was bored there, waiting for Li Er to summon him.

When he had nothing to do, he looked around, of course, the most he aimed at was the row of palace maids leaning against the wall outside the main hall.

Most of these palace maids are young and beautiful, and they are still wearing pink skirts.

Li Zexuan was thinking nonsense here, and suddenly heard a sharp voice from the hall: "It is rumored that Li Zexuan has come to see him~"

Li Zexuan hurriedly entered the main hall lightly.

The first time I saw Li Er, it would be a lie to say that I was not nervous, this is a feudal society, and the imperial power is supreme, if I make Li Er unhappy, wouldn't it be so easy to kill myself! Therefore, Li Zexuan was a little cautious.

"Boy Li Zexuan, see Your Majesty."

Li Zexuan bowed and saluted, yes, just bowed, not kneeling and bowing, the Tang Dynasty did not kneel, the Tang Dynasty bowed. Before the Song Dynasty, it was probably impossible for the county officials to kneel and guard, and the Tang Dynasty was generally the monarch sitting and the ministers standing.

Li Zexuan didn't say those words about my emperor, long live, long live, long live. On the way here, Dugu Xin told him in detail about the etiquette of meeting the emperor, so Li Zexuan didn't make a joke.

"Excuse me, flat." A majestic voice came from the main hall.

Only then did Li Zexuan straighten up his waist and raise his head.

Li Er saw that the young man's facial features were delicate and immature but angular, his eyebrows revealed a sense of fortitude, and he had a unique ethereal handsomeness.

Li Er nodded secretly, this young man can be regarded as a talent.

You must know that the Tang Dynasty made it clear that appearance was the criterion for selecting officials, and those who were too ugly could not be officials, and the founding generals such as Jin, Wei Chigong, and Niu Jinda were of course exceptions.

Li Er was looking at Li Zexuan, and Li Zexuan was also secretly looking at Li Er, he was very curious about the Tang Taizong that had been passed down through history for thousands of years, and wanted to see what he looked like.

I saw Li Er wearing a crown of heaven, wearing a python dragon robe, and the pearl spikes hanging down were just level with his eyes, and under the illumination of ninety-nine butter giant candles, he was full of brilliance, just like a singer who threw flattering eyes in later generations, making people dizzy, and they couldn't see what people looked like at all, which was probably the biggest role of the crown of heaven.

Li Zexuan was quite depressed, and secretly said that Li Ertai was a childish family, and he didn't let others see what he looked like, wasn't he too ugly?

If Li Er knew what Li Zexuan was thinking, he would have to dismantle this kid, Li Er was also a famous ranger in Taiyuan when he was young, he was handsome and good at kung fu, how could he be as unsightly as Li Zexuan thought.

Li Er said in a deep voice: "Li Zexuan, do you know what I am looking for you to come to today?" ”

"The little people don't know."

The corners of Li Zexuan's mouth twitched, and he secretly said How did Lao Tzu know, Dugu Xin's cold-faced general didn't tell him, where did he know?

Li Er pretended to be stern and said:

"Hmph, since you don't know, I'll tell you myself. Just now, Yuan Shaoqing of Taifu Temple impeached you for buying chicken seedlings on a large scale, causing the price of chicken seedlings and eggs in Chang'an City to skyrocket. In addition, Wei Zuocheng impeached you for selling tricks and scooters, this car disrupts the order of Chang'an, and affects the safety of children, this is the second crime, Li Zexuan, do you have anything to say? ”

Li Zexuan was shocked, he really didn't expect that a minister would make a fuss about these two things, his mind turned sharply, and after a while, he stepped forward and bowed to Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, Xiaomin has something to say." ”

Li Er nodded and said, "Say it." ”

Li Zexuan asked the minister next to him at this time:

"Dare to ask which one is Yuan Shaoqing?"

At this time, Cheng Biting Jin next to him pointed to Yuan Wendao, who was covered in blood, and said with a smile: "This is Yuan Shaoqing." ”

Li Zexuan glanced at Cheng Yanjin, and Cheng Yanjin nodded at him meaningfully, reassuring him.

Yuan Wendao stood up at this time and said, "This official is Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, how are you doing?" ”

Li Zexuan said with a smile: "Yuan Shaoqing impeached me for raising prices, the kid has something to say." Xiaomin needs chicken seedlings, but the required quantity is a little large, Xiaomin uses his own money to go to Dongshi to buy what he needs, may I ask Yuan Shaoqing, Xiaomin violated the law of my Datang? Does my Datang law stipulate that people can't buy chicken seedlings on a large scale? ”

Yuan Wendao quibbled: "You belong to hoarding, driving up prices, disrupting the market, you raise the price of chicken seedlings and eggs so high, how can ordinary people afford it?" ”

Li Zexuan walked up to Yuan Wendao, looked into his eyes, and said:

"Yuan Shaoqing, chicken seedlings are not like grain and grass, they belong to strategic materials, how can they hoard Juqi. The so-called market is just supply and demand, supply is less than demand, and prices will naturally rise. Does Xiaomin need something, and do he have to consider whether buying it will cause his price to rise? If this is the case, then how is this kind of market good for people's livelihood?

What's more, Yuan Shaoqing, you only saw the price of chicken seedlings and eggs rising, and the people couldn't afford to buy eggs to eat, but Shaoqing, why didn't you see that because of the rising price of chicken seedlings and eggs, tens of thousands of farmers near Chang'an City made extra profits because of the sale of their own eggs?

The world is bustling for profit, where the market, supply is less than demand, will naturally be through the mutual circulation of goods in different regions, to balance the relationship between supply and demand, the market has its own ability to regulate, if artificial forced intervention, it will only backfire, so that the market loses vitality. ”

"Well, well said!"

Although Cheng Yanjin didn't understand these market theories, he felt that what Li Zexuan said was so powerful.

After listening to Li Zexuan's words, Fang Xuanling was quite surprised in his heart, and then he stood up and bowed to Li Er and said:

"Your Majesty, what Li Zexuan said is quite reasonable, and it also makes the old minister feel something, maybe I should reflect on the market management system of Datang."

Li Zexuan glanced at Fang Xuanling gratefully, although he didn't know the official in front of him, but this person was a man who talked about things and had a unique vision, and he could see the limitations of the current market system, Li Zexuan was a little grateful to him and admired him.

The Tang Dynasty market, as a commodity trading place, could not be formed spontaneously because of a certain development of the commodity economy in a certain place, nor was it a natural product or inevitable result of economic development.

In the Tang Dynasty, the right to set up and abolish the market was clearly owned by the government, and it was determined by the will of the government.

Li Er didn't expect Li Zexuan to say the Tao, and what he didn't expect was that Fang Xuanling would also stand up and speak for him.

This old subordinate of his is well-read, far-sighted, and extremely visionary, but he didn't expect him to agree with Li Zexuan's words.

Li Er just called Li Zexuan over to see him today, and he didn't want to ask him about the crime, but he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected joy. He nodded thoughtfully to Fang Xuanling and said, "Fang Aiqing, this matter will be discussed later." ”

He looked at Li Zexuan again and said, "Since this is the case, then I will not pursue the charge of raising prices and disrupting the market, but I must also ask, what are you doing with so many chicken seedlings?" ”

Cheng Yanjin heard Li Er ask, and at this time he also pricked up his ears, listening to what Li Zexuan was going to say, he was also quite curious in his heart.

Li Zexuan sighed in his heart, the question he didn't want to answer the last time came.

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